美丽新世界Brave New World 第18章(10)

 　　Undeterred by that cautionary bruise¹ on their colleague's coccyx, four other reporters, representing the New York Times,

　　他的另外四个同事却没有因为他尾骶骨上那警告性的损伤而胆怯，当天下午便分别代表了《纽约时报》、

　　the Frankfurt Four-Dimensional Continuum, The Fordian Science Monitor, and The Delta² Mirror,

　　法兰克福《四维闭连报》、《福帝科学箴言报》和《德尔塔镜报》

　　called that afternoon at the lighthouse and met with receptions of progressively increasing violence.

　　来到灯塔采访，受到了几次接见，一次比一次粗暴。

　　From a safe distance and still rubbing his buttocks, "Benighted³ fool!" shouted the man from The Fordian Science Monitor, "why don't you take soma?"

　　“你这个不通情理的混球，”《福帝科学箴言报》记者揉着还在痛的屁股，站在安全距离之外大叫，“你怎么不吞点唆麻？”

　　"Get away!" The Savage⁴ shook his fist.

　　“滚！”野蛮人摇着拳头。

　　The other retreated a few steps then turned round again. "Evil's an unreality if you take a couple of grammes."

　　对方倒退几步、转过身子。“吞下一两克，坏事就不是现实的了。”

　　"Kohakwa iyathtokyai!" The tone was menacingly derisive⁵.

　　“阔哈夸咿呀特拖可呀仪！”口气带着讽刺，咄咄逼人。

　　Pain's a delusion⁶.

　　痛苦就成了一种幻觉。

　　"Oh, is it?" said the Savage and, picking up a thick hazel switch, strode forward.

　　“啊，是吗？”野蛮人说，拾起一根樟木条子，大踏步扑了过来。

　　The man from The Fordian Science Monitor made a dash for his helicopter.

　　《福帝科学箴言报》记者急忙往他的直升机里躲去。

　　After that the Savage was left for a time in peace.

　　然后野蛮人有了一会儿平静。

　　A few helicopters came and hovered⁷ inquisitively⁸ round the tower.

　　几架直升机飞来，围着灯塔探索地悬浮着。

　　He shot an arrow into the importunately⁹ nearest of them.

　　他对最靠近的一架烦扰人的飞机射了一箭，

　　It pierced the aluminum¹⁰ floor of the cabin; there was a shrill¹¹ yell,

　　射穿了机舱的铝制地板。一声尖叫传来，

　　and the machine went rocketing up into the air with all the acceleration¹² that its super-charger could give it.

　　飞机以其超级充电器所能提供的最高加速度像火箭一样蹿上了天空。

　　The others, in future, kept their distance respectfully.

　　别的飞机从此以后便总保持在一个敬而远之的距离。

　　Ignoring their tiresome¹³ humming (he likened himself in his imagination to one of the suitors of the Maiden¹⁴ of Mátsaki, unmoved and persistent¹⁵ among the winged vermin), the Savage dug at what was to be his garden.

　　野蛮人不理会飞机的嗡嗡声，一味地挖着他未来的菜园子。他在想象中把自己比做了玛塔斯吉姑娘的求婚者之一，在有翅膀的害虫包围之下岿然不动。

1 bruise   

n.青肿，挫伤；伤痕；vt.打青；挫伤

参考例句：

• The bruise was caused by a kick.这伤痕是脚踢的。
• Jack fell down yesterday and got a big bruise on his face.杰克昨天摔了一跤，脸上摔出老大一块淤斑。

2 delta   

n.（流的）角洲

参考例句：

• He has been to the delta of the Nile.他曾去过尼罗河三角洲。
• The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.尼罗河在河口分岔，形成了一个三角洲。

3 benighted   

adj.蒙昧的

参考例句：

• Listen to both sides and you will be enlightened,heed only one side and you will be benighted.兼听则明，偏信则暗。
• Famine hit that benighted country once more.饥荒再次席卷了那个蒙昧的国家。

4 savage   

adj.野蛮的；凶恶的，残暴的；n.未开化的人

参考例句：

• The poor man received a savage beating from the thugs.那可怜的人遭到暴徒的痛打。
• He has a savage temper.他脾气粗暴。

5 derisive   

adj.嘲弄的

参考例句：

• A storm of derisive applause broke out.一阵暴风雨般的哄笑声轰然响起。
• They flushed,however,when she burst into a shout of derisive laughter.然而，当地大声嘲笑起来的时候，她们的脸不禁涨红了。

6 delusion   

n.谬见，欺骗，幻觉，迷惑

参考例句：

• He is under the delusion that he is Napoleon.他患了妄想症，认为自己是拿破仑。
• I was under the delusion that he intended to marry me.我误认为他要娶我。

7 hovered   

鸟( hover的过去式和过去分词 )； 靠近（某事物）； （人）徘徊； 犹豫

参考例句：

• A hawk hovered over the hill. 一只鹰在小山的上空翱翔。
• A hawk hovered in the blue sky. 一只老鹰在蓝色的天空中翱翔。

8 inquisitively   

过分好奇地； 好问地

参考例句：

• The Mouse looked at her rather inquisitively, and seemed to her to wink with one of its little eyes, but It'said nothing. 这老鼠狐疑地看着她，好像还把一只小眼睛向她眨了眨，但没说话。
• The mouse looked at her rather inquisitively. 那只耗子用疑问的眼光看看她。

9 importunately   

参考例句：

• Not the less, however, came this importunately obtrusive sense of change. 然而，那种起了变化的突出感觉仍然丝毫不减地纠缠着他。 来自英汉文学 - 红字

10 aluminum   

n.(aluminium)铝

参考例句：

• The aluminum sheets cannot be too much thicker than 0.04 inches.铝板厚度不能超过0.04英寸。
• During the launch phase,it would ride in a protective aluminum shell.在发射阶段，它盛在一只保护的铝壳里。

11 shrill   

adj.尖声的；刺耳的；v尖叫

参考例句：

• Whistles began to shrill outside the barn.哨声开始在谷仓外面尖叫。
• The shrill ringing of a bell broke up the card game on the cutter.刺耳的铃声打散了小汽艇的牌局。

12 acceleration   

n.加速，加速度

参考例句：

• All spacemen must be able to bear acceleration.所有太空人都应能承受加速度。
• He has also called for an acceleration of political reforms.他同时呼吁加快政治改革的步伐。

13 tiresome   

adj.令人疲劳的，令人厌倦的

参考例句：

• His doubts and hesitations were tiresome.他的疑惑和犹豫令人厌烦。
• He was tiresome in contending for the value of his own labors.他老为他自己劳动的价值而争强斗胜，令人生厌。

14 maiden   

n.少女，处女；adj.未婚的，纯洁的，无经验的

参考例句：

• The prince fell in love with a fair young maiden.王子爱上了一位年轻美丽的少女。
• The aircraft makes its maiden flight tomorrow.这架飞机明天首航。

15 persistent   

adj.坚持不懈的，执意的；持续的

参考例句：

• Albert had a persistent headache that lasted for three days.艾伯特连续头痛了三天。
• She felt embarrassed by his persistent attentions.他不时地向她大献殷勤，使她很难为情。